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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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